James Clingerman is a 3rd degree BJJ black belt that started training over 24 years ago and is the owner of Indiana Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy. James discusses the crazy place that he first started training jiu-jitsu, learning BJJ from books and VHS instructionals, what the competition scene looked like when James started training, the craziest place James did a tournament, James’ first fights in MMA, his incredible recovery from a severe injury, crazy MMA stories, and basic self-defense concepts. Check out his gym: https://www.ibjja.com/ Thanks to the podcast Sponsors: Charlotte's Web CBD. Head over to https://bit.ly/31HEWoT and use the promo code Chewjitsu to get 15% off of your total purchase. Epic Roll BJJ. Check out https://www.epicrollbjj.com and use the promo code Chewjitsu to get 15% off of your total purchase. Exclusive podcast extras such as conversations with guests, training footage, and more at https://www.patreon.com/thechewjitsupodcast Check out Chewy's new course on side control submissions, The Arms Race, at https://www.chewjitsutraining.com/armsrace